Low Poly Lamp 3D Model

A small table lamp for mobile interiors can use 180 to 450 triangles, including base, stem, shade and bulb. A standing floor lamp or street lamp usually sits between 600 and 1,500 triangles because height and shade silhouette are more visible. A desktop hero lamp with cord, switch, layered shade and detailed base can use 2,000 to 4,000 triangles. In a city or hotel scene, repeated lamps should share one mesh and one atlas, then vary only color temperature or shade tint through material parameters.

The lamp-specific technical detail is the light anchor. Add a named empty or node at the actual bulb position inside the shade, not at the object origin, so the engine light can be placed consistently when the model is imported. If the point light is centered in the whole lamp, shadows and highlights will come from the stand or floor instead of the bulb. For wall lamps or street lamps, add a second forward-facing node to define spotlight direction.

Emissive material should be separated from real illumination. The bulb or shade interior can use an emissive material so the mesh appears to glow, but the room lighting should come from an engine point, spot or area light attached to the anchor. Bloom can make the emissive bulb feel warm, but it should not be the only light source. Keep the shade as a solid faceted mesh unless the art direction truly needs translucency, because transparent shades can sort poorly and double the overdraw in cozy interiors full of lamps.

Pivots and collision are simple but important. A table lamp should have its origin at the bottom center of the base so it snaps to desks and shelves. A hanging lamp should have the origin at the ceiling mount, because designers place it from above. Collision can be one capsule or box around the stand and shade; if the lamp is breakable, separate shade and base meshes so the shattered or knocked-over state can reuse the same components.

Low poly lamps fit cozy rooms, city streets, fantasy inns, puzzle games, AR interior previews and printable miniature furniture. Export GLB for web and Godot, FBX for Unity and Unreal if you want named light anchor nodes preserved, or STL/3MF for non-wired decorative prints. Generated lamp models are yours for commercial use with no attribution required.